Valerie Raymond
Valerie Gail Raymond is a Canadian diplomat who became the Canadian ambassador to the Czech Republic in 2009. At the time of her appointment, she was director general of the . Raymond was High Commissioner to New Zealand (1997-2001) as well as to Sri Lanka[1] (2002-2005) where she led the High Commission's response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004.[2]
While Raymond was Ambassador to the Czech Republic, the conservative group REAL Women of Canada reported that she "signed a document on the occasion of a homosexual festival in Prague held in August, 2012, expressing her solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities ("LGBT") alleging their activities were in accordance with rights set out in the UN Declaration of Human Rights."[3]
Education[]
BA History, University of Guelph, 1974;[1] BJ Honours, Carleton University, 1976 [2] The University of Guelph conferred an honorary doctorate on Valerie Raymond.
References[]
- ^ a b "U of G to Honour 'Global Citizens' During Thematic Convocation". Campus News. June 4, 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Diplomatic Appointments". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "A L E R T – Canadian Ambassador Supports Homosexual Politics in the Czech Republic". Real Women of Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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